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#CAA55E

#caa55e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caa55e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 64.71% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.32% magenta, 53.47% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 39.44°, with 50.47% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.4027

Complementary

  1. #caa55e
  2. #5e83ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa55e
  2. #5eb9ca
  3. #6f5eca

Analogous

  1. #ca6f5e
  2. #caa55e
  3. #b9ca5e

Triadic

  1. #caa55e
  2. #5ecaa5
  3. #a55eca

Tetradic

  1. #caa55e
  2. #83ca5e
  3. #5e83ca
  4. #a55eca

Square

  1. #caa55e
  2. #5eca6f
  3. #5e83ca
  4. #ca5eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5323
  2. #a57f36
  3. #caa55e
  4. #ddc598
  5. #f0e5d1

Shades

#caa55e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa55e
  2. #b69555
  3. #a2844b
  4. #8d7442
  5. #796338
  6. #65532f
  7. #514226
  8. #3d321c
  9. #282113
  10. #141109
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa55e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa55e
  2. #cfae6e
  3. #d5b77e
  4. #dac08e
  5. #dfc99e
  6. #e5d2af
  7. #eadbbf
  8. #efe4cf
  9. #f4eddf
  10. #faf6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa55e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa55e
  2. #c3a161
  3. #bb9e65
  4. #b49a68
  5. #ac966c
  6. #a5936f
  7. #9e8f72
  8. #968b76
  9. #8f8779
  10. #87847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a558 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beae60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea55a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ab5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d39e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa55e {
  color: #caa55e;
}
Background
.bg-caa55e {
  background-color: #caa55e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa55e {
  border: 2px solid #caa55e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa55e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 165 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 50% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa55e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa55e, #b9ca5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa55e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 165 94 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.17 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.51 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.56 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.81 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.88 #355aa1 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#caa55e  rgb(202, 165, 94)  hsl(39, 50%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#5e83ca  rgb(94, 131, 202)  hsl(219, 50%, 58%)  Glaucous
#5ecaa5  rgb(94, 202, 165)  hsl(159, 50%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a55eca  rgb(165, 94, 202)  hsl(279, 50%, 58%)  Amethyst